The 'I Want You To Hurt Me' meme is a dramatic reaction template used to represent a person asking for honesty, regardless of how painful the reality might be. Usually depicting a high-tension conversation between two characters, the meme features one person requesting the truth and the other delivering a 'brutal' or 'savage' fact that the audience finds relatable or ironic. It gained widespread popularity across social media platforms like Twitter and Reddit as a way to vent about uncomfortable life situations, relationship insecurities, or unpopular opinions. The template's versatility allows it to pivot from deeply emotional contexts to hilariously specific jokes about gaming, work culture, and modern dating.